Ze Tian Ji Way Of Choices Chapter 106 – Crossing The Divine Avenue

Chapter 106 – Crossing the Divine Avenue

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The fervent gazes of the female students naturally meant that Tang Thirty-Six had to keep his cold and aloof appearance, but when he heard that jeer directed at Chen Changsheng, his expression grew even colder, his gaze sharper. As he glanced in the direction of the voice, he found that it had probably come from some student of the Temple Seminary.

Chen Changsheng extended a hand to stop him while shaking his head.

He had come today to the Li Palace to meet Luoluo and communicate some very important matters, so he did not want to waste time.

It was impossible for him to just turn the other cheek, but he also couldn't let a single jeer from a bystander cause him to fly into a rage. Anger, jealousy, grievances, sorrow…these negative emotions were not good for one's health, and they had no meaning besides wasting time.

Tang Thirty-Six coldly glanced at the Temple Seminary students and then caught up with the rest of the group.

Hisses of displeasure arose from the Temple Seminary students. They were deeply displeased at this warning glance, and the one who had started it all called, "That's how it is, so we can't say it out loud? Didn't the Orthodox Academy just begin enrolling new students again this year? Does it want to be as overbearing as the Heavenly Dao Academy?"

Tang Thirty-Six thought of Chen Changsheng's att.i.tude, took a deep breath, and ignored them. He thought to himself, I'll just treat myself as deaf for now. In a little while, after we finish with these matters and come out of the Li Palace, if someone still dares to provoke me, I can consider it then.

In the collection of palaces at the front, the Temple Seminary, the Li Palace Academy, and the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green were connected by an academy wall, and each academy could hear the bells of the others. Not long after walking past the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green, they came to the Li Palace Academy. On the side of the Divine Avenue here were planted green scholar trees which did not lose their leaves, even in late autumn. They were lush and verdant, truly matching with the status of the Li Palace Academy.

The news of the Orthodox Academy's visit had already spread to all three academies. More and more students were rus.h.i.+ng to the Divine Avenue to look with curious stares at Chen Changsheng's group. Both sides of the Divine Avenue, especially the western side, were so crowded with people as to seem spectacular.

The Li Palace Academy had the most students in the crowd, standing under the green scholar trees as they gazed at the calmly walking group from the Orthodox Academy. Some people suddenly felt a little admiration. If it were them, wouldn't it be very difficult to walk so steadily under the gazes of so many people?

"Senior Brother Su is here!"

A stir swept through the Li Palace Academy students as the youths voluntarily gave way to open a path.

A calm and elegant young scholar exuding a n.o.ble air walked towards the Divine Avenue along this path.

This young scholar was the student representative of the Li Palace Academy, Su Moyu. His status in the Li Palace Academy was similar to that of Zhuang Huanyu in the Heavenly Dao Academy. On the second night of the Ivy Festival, in the martial test, it was he who had taken first place.

To take first place in the martial test of the Ivy Festival should have been a glorious accomplishment. Unfortunately, on the first night of the Ivy Festival, Princess Luoluo had crippled Tianhai Ya'er with a single fist, and the third night had played host to countless grand dramas. The limelight had been completely s.n.a.t.c.hed away by the Orthodox Academy and few cared about the results of the martial test.

Although Su Moyu had not given his opinion on this matter, he was still a youth, so he was probably not very happy.

"Gou Hans.h.i.+…actually could do nothing to this person?"

He gazed at the ordinary youth on the Divine Avenue, rather confused. "Could it be…the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets rated Gou Hans.h.i.+ too highly?"

In order to prepare for breaking into the upper level of Meditation, he had needed to use his own true essence to a.s.sist his teacher in refining medicines. For this reason, he had missed out on the third night of the Ivy Festival and had not seen the compet.i.tion between the Orthodox Academy and the Mount Li Sword Sect. He only knew a few details through the stories recounted by his teachers and cla.s.smates.

Although many people had explained the circ.u.mstances, he still could not understand how the Orthodox Academy was able to defeat the Mount Li Sword Sect, especially that youth Chen Changsheng. How could he have not been disadvantaged against Gou Hans.h.i.+?

Today, he saw Chen Changsheng with his own eyes and with a single glance was able to see that he had not succeeded at Purification. Without Purification, no matter how precocious one was, it would still be impossible to calculate the world, let alone have any sort of spiritual sense, yet Gou Hans.h.i.+ had actually lost to him…

He could only conclude that Gou Hans.h.i.+ was not as excellent as the continent believed.

"Senior Brother Su's words are reasonable. I feel that during the Grand Examination, if Senior is somewhat cautious, you might be able to win against Gou Hans.h.i.+."

A student of the Li Palace Academy praised, but they were all experienced. Gou Hans.h.i.+ was capable enough to be ranked second in the Divine Kingdom's Seven Laws and leap from Azure Sky to Golden Distinction, so he was naturally a most incredible individual. Thus, even if they were encouraging Su Moyu, there was still a limit.

But to the people of the Orthodox Academy, no limit was required.

"That Chen Changsheng hasn't even succeeded at Purification. He probably won at the Ivy Festival by sheer fluke."

A student of the Li Palace looked at Chen Changsheng and shook his head.

When this student saw the junior sisters of the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green and even a few of his female schoolmates in the Li Palace Academy look upon that blue-clothed youth of the Orthodox Academy with lovestruck expressions, he inexplicably felt depressed. He resentfully said, "And it looks to me that Tang Thirty-Six's fame is also unwarranted."

Su Moyu slightly frowned and said with a heavy tone of disapproval, "If things go as expected, the three people of the Orthodox Academy will all attend next year's Grand Examination and will be our compet.i.tors. This irreverent att.i.tude all of you have is truly unwise, and Tang Tang himself is quite the formidable opponent."

The Li Palace Academy student knew that his senior brother always acted in a scrupulous manner, so he hurriedly said, "Senior Brother will discipline him."

Su Moyu saw his expression and knew his advice had not taken root. Shaking his head, he chided, "In the Ivy Festival, the Orthodox Academy defeated the Mount Li Sword Sect. No one expected it…why? Naturally it wasn't because Chen Changsheng was really stronger than Gou Hans.h.i.+, but because Her Highness Luoluo was too powerful, and Tang Thirty-Six was also very powerful.

"Critically, I believe in the rankings of the Proclamation of Azure Sky."

He looked at Tang Thirty-Six and said, "The Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets ranked him at thirty-six, so he must match with that rank."

"No matter how strong he is, he's just thirty-six."

The Li Palace Academy student praised Su Moyu, "While you, Senior Brother, are ranked thirty-third, he can never surpa.s.s you."

Su Moyu smiled but said nothing.

Chen Changsheng was in a rush to see Luoluo, so he did not pause. Tang Thirty-Six could only act deaf in order to avoid making trouble. However, matters of the world often proceeded in this fas.h.i.+on: the less one wanted to make trouble, the more trouble would seek one out.

He had already drawn level with the Li Palace Academy, yet still another jeer rose behind him from the Temple Seminary.

"A fool who hasn't even reached Purification? What right does he have to marry Xu Yourong!"

With a thud, Tang Thirty-Six came to a stop.

Chen Changsheng, however, did not stop; not even his tempo was disordered. He said, "A dog barks, and you still want to go and talk reason to it?"

Tang Thirty-Six looked at his back and replied, "Of course I won't speak reason. We have to throw rocks to smash it."

Chen Changsheng stopped and turned, saying, "The Divine Avenue is swept clean, just like Hundred Flowers Lane. There's no place to find rocks."

Tang Thirty-Six knew what he was talking about. Thinking about that battle with those troublemakers from the capital, he couldn't help but smile, then shook his head as he sighed. Walking to Chen Changsheng's side, he said, "I originally thought that after that day, no one would dare say these sorts of words to you."

"If the Divine Empress said it, what would you do?"

Chen Changsheng patted him on the shoulder and comforted, "…So it's best to act like you can't hear it."

Tang Thirty-Six pondered this suggestion and then replied, "So why am I not feeling comforted?"

Upon realizing that no one from the Orthodox Academy was reacting, not even the Tang Thirty-Six rumored to be cold and irritable, the voice coming from the crowd of Temple Seminary students grew louder and louder, the derision thicker and thicker. "It turns out that the Orthodox Academy was just a bunch of cowards."

Chen Changsheng naturally ignored it, Xuanyuan Po obeyed him, and Tang Thirty-Six was numb. On the side, Jin Yulu looked at them and smiled.

Tang Thirty-Six saw his smile and found it impossible to keep feigning numbness. He asked, "Does Sir not care?"

Jin Yulu continued to smile as he said, "I'm just a gatekeeper, and the main gate of the Orthodox Academy isn't here."

A student of the Temple Seminary decided it was best to just walk out of the crowd and yell at their backs, "Chen Changsheng, does a coward like you dare to fight a match with me?"

Without turning around, Tang Thirty-Six shook his head and lowered his voice so that only those around him could hear. "What nonsense is this?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Chen Changsheng very apologetically patted him on the back.

Seeing that there was still no reaction from the Orthodox Academy, the Temple Seminary student gave two cold laughs but finally said no more.

Walking along the Divine Avenue, Chen Changsheng's group continued to get closer and closer to that spherical palace. They could already clearly see several hundred stone steps. The plants here were no longer scholar trees, but pine and cypress, still verdant and lush, but now somewhat chillier.

The Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green was located here. The status of this academy was no higher than the Li Palace Academy's, but because the vast majority of students were female, the Orthodoxy's Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education had arranged to have it located in a more central region in order to avoid any problems.

Under the pine and cypress, the girls of the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green watched them. They were primarily looking at Tang Thirty-Six, their expressions very excited, yet in order to not seem excessively so, they intentionally looked to the sides. There was something indescribably adorable about this, such that even Tang Thirty-Six, whose mood had been thoroughly destroyed by that Temple Seminary student, began to show a somewhat better complexion.

Across from the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green was a quiet courtyard containing ten-some houses. They were not as stately or grand as the other buildings of the Li Palace, yet they had their own quiet beauty. This was the guest courtyard of the Li Palace, and those of the southern diplomatic mission taking part in the Grand Examination were currently residing within.

When he thought about how the people from the Mount Li Sword Sect and Holy Maiden Peak were in that courtyard right now, Chen Changsheng inadvertently turned to look. He saw ten-some girls standing under the white pines, probably disciples of Holy Maiden Peak, but he did not see anyone from the Mount Li Sword Sect.

The Mount Li Sword Sect was subordinate to the Longevity Sect, but Holy Maiden Peak looked to South Stream Temple. To put it more accurately, South Stream Temple was the inner sect. As girls who had been selected to come to the capital and attend the Grand Examination, the majority of them were probably disciples of South Stream Temple and had extraordinary cultivation levels.

When he thought of how these girls were probably Xu Yourong's true fellow disciples, interacting with her on Holy Maiden Peak from morning to night, Chen Changsheng was somewhat perplexed as to how to deal with them—as Xu Yourong's fiancé, was the proper etiquette for him to take the initiative to greet them?

When he gazed at the disciples of Holy Maiden Peak, those girls were also looking at him.

As Xu Yourong's fellow disciples, it was only right that they be very interested in this youth.